Super Bowl XLVIII

Peyton Manning missed the 2011 season after undergoing multiple neck surgeries. In the three years since, he has led the Broncos to a 38-10 record, including a Super Bowl appearance, and set several single-season passing records as well.

And he says he did it all with no feeling in his fingertips.

“I can’t feel anything in my fingertips,” Manning told Sports Illustrated's Peter King last week. “It’s crazy. I’ve talked to a doctor recently who said don’t count on the feeling coming back. It was hard for me for about two years, because one doctor told me I could wake up any...

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